X CONTENTS 



PAOB 



The Cow 119 



The Cow Again . . . . 120 



The January Thaw. Adapted from Mrs. Gatty . . 121 



Five Peas in a Pod. Adapted from Andersen . . . 124 



FEBRUARY 



February 129 



The North Wind. Old Song . ... . . .131 



Abraham Lincoln . . . . . . . .132 



George Washington . . . . . . . .134 



Our Winter Visitors : 



Chickadee and Winter Wren 136 



Fairy Heat 138 



The Story of a Grain of Wheat. Adapted . ' . .139 

 Story of Some Water Drops 150 



MARCH 



March. Frank Dempster Sherman l 155 



The Crow Blackbird 157 



Bluebirds and Robins. An Indian Legend . . . 158 



Little Bird Blue Youth's Companion 2 160 



Another Story about Robin Redbreast. An Indian Legend 162 



Bird Travellers 163 



The Earthworm 165 



The Earthworm Again 166 



The Pebble 168 



A Seashore Story 169 



The W r ind and the Sun. Adapted from ^Esop . . . 170 



Spring Buds 172 



The Horse-chestnut Branch 173 



Pussy Willow . . . 175 



From " Over in the Meadow." Olive Wadsworth l . .177 



1 By permission of Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co. 

 By permission of The Youth' c Companion. 



